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Book SynopsisThis book explores Kant''s cosmopolitanism and the normative requirements consistent with a Kantian based cosmopolitan constitution. Topics such as cosmopolitan law, cosmopolitan right, the laws of hospitality, a Kantian federation of states, a cosmopolitan epistemology of culture and a possible normative basis for a Kantian form of global distributive justice are explored and defended.Contrary to many contemporary interpretations, Brown considers Kant''s cosmopolitan thought as a form of international constitutional jurisprudence that requires minimal legal demands versus the extreme condition of establishing a world state. Viewing Kant''s cosmopolitan theory as a minimal form of global jurisprudence allows it to satisfy communitarian, realist and pluralist concerns without surrendering cosmopolitan principles of human worth and cosmopolitan law. In this regard, it provides a more comprehensive understanding of Kantian cosmopolitanism and what normative implications this vision has for contemporary international political theory.
Trade ReviewAn erudite and compelling analysis of Kant's cosmopolitan philosophy and the place of this work in cosmopolitan thinking today. A major contribution. -- David Held, Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science, LSE In this excellent book Garrett Brown outlines and defends Kant's cosmopolitan political theory. This book is strongly recommended for all those interested in Kant's political theory and in contemporary theories of global justice. -- John Charvet, London School of Economics and Political Sciences Political Studies Review
Table of ContentsPart One; 1. Kantian Cosmopolitanism; 2. Kantian Cosmopolitan Law and the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution; Part Two; 3. State Sovereignty, Federation and Kantian Cosmopolitanism; 4. Cultural Difference and Kantian Cosmopolitanism; 5. Kantian Distributive Justice and the Capability for Effective Autonomy; 6. Conclusion: Applied Theory and a Continued Cosmopolitan Enthusiasm.
